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Gabon's foreign minister dies of heart attack

Gabon's Foreign Minister Michael Moussa Adamo died on Friday of a heart attack, President Ali Bongo said in a statement.

Reuters

Lebanon, South Sudan Lose UN Voting Rights Over Dues

Venezuela, Lebanon and South Sudan are in arrears on paying dues to the United Nations’ operating budget and are among six nations that have lost their voting rights in the 193-member General Assembly, the UN chief said in a letter circulated Thursday. Also losing voting rights are Dominica, Equatorial Guinea…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Gabon names vice-president and new prime minister

Gabon's President Ali Bongo on Monday appointed the country's first female Prime Minister Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda to the role of vice-president and named a new PM to replace her, his secretary general said.

Reuters

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Biodiversity hotspot Gabon offers safe haven to endangered species

After a two-year delay due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the COP15 summit will open on December 7 in Canada to address the biodiversity crisis. We take a closer look at the African nation of Gabon, which the UN considers a leader in protecting the environment. Gabon is home to many…

France 24

E-learning à l’ère post-COVID-19: acquis et défis pour les universités camerounaise, gabonaise et tchadienne

La période de confinement forcée dû à la crise du Covid-19 et la nécessité de maintenir une politique d’éducation nationale ont fait naître l’espoir de voir le e-learning – enseignement à distance – se développer et s’imposer en Afrique. Longtemps en retard dans le déploiement de cette forme d’enseignement, les…

The Conversation

Fifpro asks why Gabon’s FA chief was at World Cup opener when facing trial

Pierre-Alain Mounguengui, who has been charged with ‘failure to report crimes of paedophilia’, was pictured with Gianni Infantino and Qatar’s emir

The Guardian - UK

David Seaman tears into Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and wanted former Arsenal star booed

The Gabon striker has struggled upon his return to the Premier League, netting just three times in 12 appearances for Chelsea as Aubameyang hit a nadir in the defeat by Arsenal

Daily Mirror

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Whale watching in Gabon: Where humpbacks go to give birth

A few decades ago, humpback whales were endangered, with only 10,000 of them left. But a global push for better protection has meant that whale watching, not whale hunting, is now a thriving industry. Every summer, the mammals travel to the warm swallow waters of the Gulf of Guinea and…

France 24

Nothing will change on climate until death toll rises in west, says Gabonese minister

Before Cop27, Lee White also says broken promises on funding leave sense of betrayal

The Guardian - UK

King welcomes President of Gabon amid Commonwealth entry celebrations

Gabon is the 55th member of the Commonwealth, with a special flag-raising ceremony taking place in London on Monday to mark its addition.

The Independent UK

Russia Vetoes UN Resolution Calling its Referendums Illegal

Russia vetoed a UN resolution Friday that would have condemned its referendums in four Ukrainian regions as illegal, declared them invalid and urged all countries not to recognize any annexation of the territory claimed by Moscow. The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 10-1 with China, India, Brazil and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Gabon's fight against rising seas: Port-Gentil at risk of disappearing

If sea levels continue to rise, scientists say cities around the world are at risk of disappearing underwater by 2050. One of them is Gabon's economic hub, Port-Gentil. A possible solution to the rising seas is to move the city away from the coast. But relocating Port-Gentil would mean moving…

France 24

Gabon: The high cost of 'low-cost' oil

Puddles of oil in the forests, polluted lagoons, crabs covered in oil: with photos and videos, activists have been documenting the recurrent pollution in western Gabon. Over three years, they have recorded 10 polluted sites in the Etimboue region, all of them located near oil fields belonging to the Franco-British…

France 24

Gabon: The high cost of 'low-cost' oil

Puddles of oil in the forests, polluted lagoons, crabs covered in oil: with photos and videos, activists have been denouncing recurrent pollution in western Gabon. In three years, they have recorded ten polluted sites in the Etimboué region, all of them located near the oil fields belonging to the Franco-British…

France 24

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The Guardian - UK

African football head criticised for visiting Gabon FA president in jail

Alleged victims and Fifpro have criticised the head of African football’s governing body for publicly supporting the president of the Gabon’s football federation, who has been accused of covering up widespread sexual abuse.

Al Jazeera

Gabon sets example of how to preserve the Congo Basin rainforest

As Gabon hosts the Africa Climate Week, its environmental industry is setting the pace for the region and continent.

The Independent UK

Africa urged to propose action on climate at conference

Gabon’s President Ali Bongo Adimba said at the third Africa Climate Week conference that Africa’s nations must develop strategies to address climate change which poses an existential threat to the continent’s megacities

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia's Kattan Embarks on Fifth African Tour

Saudi Royal Court Adviser Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Kattan will kick off on Tuesday a tour of Africa where he will meet several of its leaders. He will meet with leaders of Cape Verde, Zimbabwe and Ethiopia. He is scheduled for talks with head of the Economic Community of Central African…

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Al Jazeera

Five things to know for Africa Climate Week

Facing deadly drought and historic floods, African leaders will voice calls for urgent action at the Gabon meeting.

Radio France Internationale

India-Africa partnership gets a boost with investment conclave

A number of African leaders was in New Delhi for a key investment meeting this summer that brought together 40 ministers from 17 countries including Burkina Faso, Congo, Cameroon, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon and Malawi among others.

The Guardian - UK

The Gabon woman who went from teacher to bamboo bike maker

Walking for miles to get to school put huge strain on her pupils – particularly the women – so Grace Mabika decided to make pedal power accessible for all

Football London

Chelsea close to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 'green light' after what has happened in Barcelona

The Gabon international seems to be Thomas Tuchel's first choice to strengthen the Blues attack which is about to lose a key member

Radio France Internationale

France charges five more members of Gabon ruling dynasty in 85m euro fraud case

France has charged five more children of former Gabonese president Omar Bongo in a long-running inquiry into the financing of the late president's real estate empire, said to be worth 85 million euros.

Daily Mirror

Siblings locked in bitter court battle for despot dad's fortune - 13 years after he died

Omar Bongo died back in June, 2009, but two of his daughter's are locked in a bitter court battle over the fortune he left behind with one claiming the more than 30 siblings have been fleeced out of their money

Al Jazeera

Ex-Gabon oil firm chief gets 12-year jail sentence for corruption

Allegations of rampant corruption in the extractive sector in Gabon often involve top public officials.

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